Lumenis Theatre Company
Bright Azzurro Sea
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written and created by Mary Mazzilli
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Produced by David Ahlbrecht;
Film directed by Sarah Akigbogun
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As part of the Mercury Online Festival 2020
Saturday 22 August
https://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/event/bright-azzuro-sea/
A new short digital play about Covid-19 lockdown, Italian diaspora and family relations.
Written in response to the current pandemic, with humour and a bit of drama, the play provides a glimpse into the lives of an Italian mother, based in Italy and her three daughters, who live in different cities in the UK. The three daughters are talking over a digital interface and, as usual, there is a lot of bickering till the mother joins in. The daughters are worried about what she has been up to, but Maria-Teresa, the middle daughter, has a secret of her own.
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Cast
Mother Maggie Evans
Ilairia Eugenia Caruso
Maria-Teresa Julie Matis
Serena Faye Bishop
Woman in the Water Anna Amicizia Fuina
Child (laughter) Seanluca Ahlbrecht
Rehearsal Director Fabiana Sforza
Film Editor Maria Karma Christodoulou
Finishing Editor
Chris Williams
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The creation of this piece has been produced entirely remotely with all cast and crew working from different locations in the UK, Italy and Cyprus, and the footage has been recorded on mobile devices.
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For more info, go to https://www.essex.ac.uk/news/2020/08/12/new-play-created-in-lockdown-for-mercury-online-festival